Facebook users are being hit in a new wave of phishing scams that use their information for personalized fraud, according to the Better Business Bureau of El Paso.

The bureau offers the following tips on how people can protect their Facebook accounts:

Review your security settings. Check out Facebook's information on setting your privacy settings to be sure you aren't sharing personal information with strangers. Check http://www.facebook.com/help for information on what can be found publicly in search engines.

Don't accept Facebook friend requests from unknown people.

Report scam profiles and other suspicious activity to Facebook by following instructions at http://www.